Local News Archive 2012

19th May 2012

Grassington

Friendship club:
Diane Mackridge, chairman of Grassington in Bloom, will be the speaker at Friday's meeting of Grassington Friendship Club. Next Thursday afternoon, May 24, Cath Currer will speak about a "Mission Project to Tanzania". The club meets in Church House at 2.15pm.

Horticultural talk:
Grassington and District Horticultural Society will hold a coffee morning in Church House next Saturday, May 26, from 10am.

Christian Aid:
In support of Christian Aid Week, which started on Sunday, there will be a house to house collection. Envelopes can also be returned to The Hedgerow in Threshfield or Grassjngton Post Office.

Farmers market:
The next farmers' market on the square will be on Sunday from 10am.

Upper Wharfedale

Family history:
The Wharfedale Family History Group will meet at Threshfield Institute on Saturday at 2.30pm. The speaker will be Glenys Marriott, of the Upper Dales Family History Society, and her subject will be Those Who Left the Dale. Visitors are welcome for an admission fee of £1.

Art AGM:
Buckden Art Group will hold its annual general meeting in the Institute on Wednesday, May 30, at 7.30pm.

Weather report:
Ian Robinson reports that Arncliffe saw the driest March for 42 years, with just 1.24 inches of rain. The seven-year average for March, up to 2012, was 5.03 inches.

Safari suppers:
Safari suppers in aid of St Mary's Churches in Kettlewell and Conistone will be held tomorrow (Friday). Tickets cost £12.50 from 760887. St Oswald's Church, Arncliffe, will hold its safari supper on Saturday. Tickets cost £12.50 from 770000 or email jo.h13@btinternet.com

Floral volunteers:
Barbara Lambert is struggling to find enough volunteers to do the altar flowers in St Mary's Church, Kettlewell, on a fortnightly basis. All that is required are two simple bunches of flowers topped with -water. To offer help contact Barbara on 760886.

Collection thanks:
Thanks are extended to Muriel Raw, of Kettlewell, for organising the Upper Wharfedale collection for the Leprosy Mission. A total of £305 has been collected this year.

Coffee morning:
Halton Gill Reading Room is the venue for a coffee morning next Saturday, May 26, from 10.30am to 12.30pm. It will raise money for the ambulance services.

Jubilee barbecue:
A celebration party and barbecue to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee will be held at Halton Gill Reading Room on Monday, June 4, from 6pm.

Jumble money:
The jumble sale held in Kettlewell Village Hall on Easter Monday raised more than £300.

Street party:
Buckden will host a diamond jubilee street party in the lane behind the institute on Tuesday, June 5, at 12.30pm. The format will be a Jacob's join. There is a charge of £2 for adults with all proceeds going to the Buckden Village Institute Centenary Appeal. The party will be followed by a rounder's match on the green at 4pm and a barbecue at Buckden Garth at 7pm. For information, contact streetparty@buckden.org

Variety cash:
About £700 was raised for Kettlewell Village Hall from two variety shows in March.

Rounders:
Kettlewell Ladies Rounders Team play throughout the summer on Thursday nights at Kettlewell Primary School and at friendly matches. For more details, contact Ruth Hall on 752419.

Hall dance:
A dance and supper will be held at Cracoe Village Hall on Saturday from 7.30pm.

Fellowship Group:
Cracoe and District Fellowship Group plans to visit Wensleydale Creamery on Tuesday at 1pm. Further information is available from 730338 or 730286.

Sports thanks:
Craven and Rylstone District Sports Committee thanks all who supported the coffee morning. Almost £400 was raised which means the Olympic Sports Day on Monday, June 4, and the children's Christmas party on Sunday, December 16, can now be organised.

12th May 2012

Grassington

Craft workshop:
Roberta Balmforth invites everyone to a Recycle Yorkshire creative craft workshop at the Congregational Church next Saturday, May 19, from 12.30pm to 4pm. Take along an old pair of jeans and have fun making then into a stylish bag, a corsage or a hanging heart. Only basic hand-stitching skills are needed and all materials and equipment will be provided, plus light refreshments. Booking is essential at £25 per person and can be made on (01924) 496754 or 07909 842191 or email roberta.balmforth@ntlworld.com

'WAGS outing:
Nineteen members of Women Around Grassington (WAGS) enjoyed a trip to Fleetwood.

Christian Aid:
Christine Chisholm thanks everyone who has supported her during the past eight years as a Christian Aid representative. She reports in the Congregational newsletter that Paula Jackson has taken over role.

Friendship Club:
Joe O'Hehir will be in charge of the quiz from 2.15pm at the Grassington Friendship Club meeting in Church House Thursday. Next week, Diane Mackridge, chairman of Grassington in Bloom, will address the meeting.

Jubilee queen:
The search is on to find Grassinghton's jubilee queen. Girls aged from 11 to 16 are invited to enter and those wishing to take part should contact Ann Wild at Grassington Hub on 752222.

Upper Wharfedale

Women's Institute:
The speaker at a recent meeting of Rylstone WI was Liz Hird, from Yockenthwaite. She told how the family farm had diversified into a bed and.breakfast and haw. that had led her to produce granola and write a column for the Craven Herald.

Safari supper:
The safari supper, in aid of St Oswald's Church, Arncliffe, will take place next Saturday, May 19. The tour will be around Arncliffe and will consist of three courses, plus pre-dinner drinks and coffee. The price has been kept at £12.50 per person and tickets can be ordered from 770000.

Church charity:
This month's charity collection at St Michael and All Angels' Parish Church, Hubberholme, will go to the Craven Area Inter-Schools Christian Union. In March, £122 was donated to the Tear Fund.

Monthly lunch:
The May "Luncheon Club in Kettlewell will be held next Thursday, May 17, at 12.30pm in the village hall. Ring Ann Staniforth on 761171 for information.

Bridge Club:
Kettlewell Bridge Club will meet in the village hall on Tuesday at 7pm.

5th May 2012

Grassington

Friendship Club:
5th of May's meeting has been cancelled as Church House is being used for the election. Next Thursday, May 10,
Joe 0' Hehir will be the quizmaster from 2.15pm.

Bowled over:
Junior cricket members will hold a coffee morning in Church House on Saturday from 10am.

Book stall:
Grassington in Bloom will be holding a book stall on the cobbled square on Sunday, from 10am to 4pm. Books are needed and can be delivered on the day or donors can arrange for earlier delivery or collection by calling 752720. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday in Church House from 7.30pm.

Jubilee celebrations:
A regatta and raft race will form part of the three-day celebrations to mark the' Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June. A raft race application pack is available on 07761 940644.

Volunteers sought:
Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer at Grassington Festival, which runs from June 15 to 30, can call at the festival box office, next door to The Hub, for further details.

Film screening:
The film Cars will be shown in the Octagon next Saturday, May 12, from 4.30pm. The evening movie at 7pm will be Jane Eyre. Tickets are available at the Hub or on the door.

40s event:
Plans will be made for a 40s event to be held later this year at a meeting in the Black Horse Hotel on Tuesday at 5pm. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

Upper Wharfedale

Women's Institute:
The speaker at the April meeting of Threshfield and Linton WI was Isobel Stirk, who gave a talk on the Bronte family. The next meeting will be on Wednesday when Maria Glot will speak on Saltaire and Titus Salt. Please note this meeting will be held in Linton Institute.

Heritage Group:
Arnold Pacey enthralled Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group with a talk about Dales Field Barns, their history and context. The field work for the group's own survey of traditional farm bufldings in the parish of Kettlewell with Starbotton is nearing completion, with around 200 buildings already recorded. The next activity is a walk led by Dr Roger Martlew to look at the archaeology of Rough Haw, overlooking Skipton, on Saturday, May 26. For further information, visit. uwhg.org.uk.

Cricket Club:
Cracoe Cricket Club held its annual general meeting at the Devonshire Arms.

28th April 2012

Grassington

Parish, council:
Grassington Parish Council has been returned in its entirety of nine members as no other nominations were received.

Friendship Club:
The club will not meet next Thursday, May 3, because Church House is being used for the Craven District Council election. The programme will be resumed on Thursday, May 10, at 2.15pm when Joe O'Hehir will be the quizmaster.

Bloom Stall:
Grassington in Bloom will be fundraising at a book stall on the square on Sunday, May 6, from 10am to 4pm. Books are needed and can be taken to the stall on the day or call 752720 in advance.

Upper Wharfedale

Jubilee ideas:
James Snowden, clerk to Rylstone Parish Meeting, would appreciate ideas from villagers on how to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Contact him via JPdsnowden@btconnect.com or call 730253.

Coffee morning:
The coffee morning for the Chitepani Trust raised £737. Sue Morris, of Cracoe, thanks everyone who supported the event.

Local history:
The speaker at the Local History Group meeting held in the Cracoe Village Hall was David Wiseman. His talk, "Two Kettlewell boys transported" was about two of his ancestors who were transported to Australia in the first half of the 19th century for what today would have been classed as petty crime.

Hall dance:
A dance and supper will be held in Cracoe Village Hall on Saturday, from 7.30pm to 11.30pm.

School collection:
The next collection of Bags2 School is on Tuesday. It has been arranged by the Friends of Cracoe and Rylstone Primary School, who would welcome any unwanted clothing, bedding and shoes. It can be collected by calling Karen on 730109.

Spring fair:
St Michael's Parish Church, Linton, will hold its spring fair on Monday, May 7, from 9am to 5pm.

Calendar Girls:
Five of the original Rylstone WI Calendar Girls will attend the launch of Cosgroves' Fashion Club at Rimington next Thursday, May 3, from noon. To reserve seats, ring (01200) 445711.

21st April 2012

Grassington

Bistro night:
Bisto nights are being introduced at Whimsical Cottage Café, in Garrs Lane. These will be held weekly, beginning with Thursday and Fridays, from 6pm.

Friendship Club:
The Friendship Club is going on a coach trip to Oswaldtwistle Mills today. Next Thursday, Charles Bhowmick will give a talk on Charlie's Memoirs in Church House at 2.15pm.

Book plea:
Grassington in bloom group is asking for donations of sooks for its stall on Grassington Square. Ring 752720 for advanced donations or or. or deliver them to the stall on Sunday, May 6. It will run from 10am to 4pm.

Movie night:
There will be a movie night at the Octigon Theatre in Saturday. Toy Story will be shown at 5pm and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy at 7.30pm. Refreshments and pipcorn will be on sale. Advance tickets are available from Grassington Hob at £4 for adults, £2 for children and £10 for families (maximum of four children).

Coffee morning:
A coffee morning will be held in Church House on Saturday, hosted by Upper Wharfedale Folk Museum. The museum is currently closed while the roof is raised to provide more space in the attic.

Upper Wharfedale

Family history:
Wharfedale Family History Group will meet at Threshfield Village Institute on Saturday at 2.30pm. The speaker will be Barbara Dixon, a former registrar, and the title of her talk is "A ramble round the register office". Visitors are welcome for an admission fee of £1

Bag collection:
The Friends of Kettlewell School are collecting unwanted clothing, bedding etc. Blue bags are being distributed, which can be filled and left at the side of the school under the canopy until Wednesday, May 9.

Church meeting:
St Michael and All Angels' Parish Church, at Hubberholme, will be holding its annual general meeting on Tuesday at 7pm in Buckden Schoolroom. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Society meeting:
Kettlewell and District Horticultural Society will meet in the village hall on Tuesday at 7.30pm to discuss the annual show in September. There will be speakers who can answer any queries from those new to the show. There will also be refreshments and a raffle.

Toy library:
The Upper Wharfedale Toy Library resumes service this month. It will provide a lending scheme to local communities in partnership with Grassington Hob and Upper Wharfedale Children's Centre and will be run by volunteers. The project will be managed by co-ordinator Tracy Hopkins after funding was made available through the Rural Development Programme for England.

Institute AGM:
The annual general meeting of Buckden Village Institute will take place on Tuesday, May 1, from 7.30pm. All residents of the parish are invited to attend with ideas for fundraising and other activities as the hall enters its centenary year.

14th April 2012

Grassington

Farmers' market:
Grassington's regular farmers' market will be held on The Square on Sunday, from 10am.

Garden talk:
Grassington and District Horticultural Society's opening show will take place on Saturday in Grassington Town Hall. It will be open to the public following the judging. There will be a silver collection in the foyer and home-made refreshments.

Friendship Club:
Richard Clarke will be the guest speaker at Grassington Friendship Club, which is due to meet Thursday, at 2.15pm, in Church House. His address is entitled "Houses". Next week, there will be an outing to Oswaldtwistle Mills.

Upper Wharfedale

Spring Fair:
The Friends of Kettlewell School invite everyone to their spring fair next Saturday, April 21, from 2pm to 4pm.

Hall Dance:
Kettlewell Village Hall is the venue for an old time dance to music by Tim Boothman next Saturday, April 21, from 8pm to 11.30pm. The ticket price of £7.50 (under-14s £4) includes a pie and peas supper. To book, contact Mrs J Foster on 761028. A bar will be available.

Bridge Club:
Kettlewell Bridge Club will meet in the social room of the village hall at 7pm on Tuesday. New members and visitors are welcome. Contact Bob Sayles on (01756) 751787.

Lunch Club:
The lunch club will meet in Kettlewell Village Hall next Thursday, April 19, at 12.30pm. Contact Ann Staniforth on 761171 by noon on Monday if you wish to attend.

Horticultural Show:
Littondale Floral and Horticultural Society will hold its spring show in Amerdale Hall, Arncliffe Friday. There will be classes for cut flowers, pot plants and produce. There will be tea and cakes available and a raffle. The society's main show will be held on Sunday, August 26. Schedules will be available at the spring show.

7th April 2012

Grassington

Friendship Club:
The Rev Peter Thomas will speak on "Easter is more than just chocolate" at Grassington Friendship Club today. Next week, Richard Clarke will address members on the topic of horses.

Plant stall:
Proceeds from the plant stall on The Square from 10am to 4pm on Easter Sunday will benefit Grassington in Bloom. Any gifts of surplus plans would be welcome. Please take them to the stall on the day.

Grassington Singers:
The Singers will present their spring concert next Sunday, April 15 in the Methodist Church, Chapel Street. The programme will include Hear My Prayer by Mendelssohn, Cantique de Jean Racine by Faure and music by Haydn and Schubert. Tickets are £5 in advance or £7 on the door. Tickets are available from The Hub on (01756) 751782. For more information about Grassington Singers, visit grassingtonsingers.co.uk

Compost:
The new compost site at the Shelter Field car park is open, but please do not deposit food or large trees.

Exhibition:
Artist Michael Curran, from Rawdon, will be holding an exhibition of his Dales watercolour landscapes at Grassington Town Hall from Friday to Tuesday, from 10.30am to 5pm.

Grassington in Bloom:
The mont-ly meeting will be on Tuesday in Church House. There will be a report on the spring judging by Yorkshire in Bloom, which took place on March 26.

Website:
Grassington's new website has been established by Katie Elliott, a journalism student.
The site is at grassingtonnews.wordpress.com

Coffee morning:
The coffee morning in Church House on Saturday will be hosted by the Craven Badger Group. Starting at 10am, the event will include a cake stall, books for sale and a tombola.

Fairtrade money:
The Fairtrade fair, held at the Congregational Church, raised £180 for Christian Aid.

Charity dinner:
June Robinson thanks all who supported the charity dinner at Grassington House Hotel. A total of £700 was raised for Manorlands Hospice.

Upper Wharfedale

Clay pigeon shoot:
The Upper Wharfedale Branch of Skipton and Ripon Conservative Association has arranged a clay pigeon shoot and barbecue. It will take place from 1.30pm to 5pm on Saturday, May 5, at Arncliffe Cote, Arncliffe. For more information, telephone Sheila Foster on (01756) 770288

Jumble sale:
Kettlewell Village Hall Committee is seeking contributions for its annual jumble sale. Unwanted items of clothing, bric-a-brac etc can be left in the hall porch on Easter Sunday from 2pm to 4pm, ready for the sale on Monday. The event will begin at 10.30am and light refreshments will be available.

Women's Institute:
The March meeting of Kettlewell WI was a members' night. The business meeting was chaired by Sue Nelson and was followed by refreshments, hosted by Audrey Pidgeon and Sonia Wilkinson. The evening was rounded off with a domino drive, organised by Patsy Campbell, and the winner was Jennifer Cuthbert. The booby prize went to Betty Potter. Raffle winners were Muriel Raw and Barbara Lambert.

Mobile library:
The supermobile library will be at the national park car park in Kettlewell on Wednesdays April 11 and 25, from 2pm to 4pm.

Easter teas:
Amerdale Hall, Arncliffe, will be the venue for tea and cake on Easter Sunday, from llam to 4.30pm. Anyone willing to help should contact Hannah on 770498.

Church money:
A coffee morning, held at Halton Gill Reading Room last month, raised £198.67 for the renovation of the bells at St Oswald's Church, Arncliffe. There was also a separate personal donation of £200.

Parish council:
Buckden, Hubberholme and Langstrothdale Parish Council will meet on Tuesday at 8pm in Buckden Village Institute. All interested residents are invited to attend.

Kneeler thanks:
Thanks have been extended to everyone who worked on the kneelers in St Mary's Church, Kettlewell.

Charity service:
This month's charity collection at St Michael's Church, Hubberholme, will be for the Salvation Army. The February collection amounted to £102 and was sent to the Red Cross.

31st March 2012

Grassington

Friendship Club:
Terry and Beryl Bamforth will present a musical quiz at today's meeting of Grassington Friendship Club in Church House at 2.15pm. Next week, the speaker will be the Congregational Church minister, the Rev Peter Thomas.

Lent lunch:
The Lenten lunch on Wednesday will be hosted by the residents of Elbolton, Hebden Road.

Garden talk:
"Ponds, bog gardens and wet areas" is the subject of Ken Green's talk to Grassington and District Horticultural Society tonight at 7.30pm in the town hall.

Easter service:
Easter Day will be celebrated at the Congregational Church, with a communion service at 8.30am and a breakfast at 9am. At 10.30am, an all-age worship will be followed by an Easter egg hunt.

Bloom stall:
Grassington in Bloom will hold a plant stall in the square on Easter Sunday from 10am to 4pm. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month in Church House from 7.30pm.

Upper Wharfedale

Hall dance:
A dance and supper will be held in Cracoe Village hall on Saturday from 7.30pm to 11.30pm.

24th March 2012

Grassington

1940s event:
The Black Horse Hotel will be the venue for a launch meeting to discuss a 1940s event in the village. The meeting will take place on Sunday at 5pm.

Garden talk:
Ponds, Bog Gardens and Wet Areas is the title of Ken Green's talk at Grassington and District Horticultural Society's meeting next Thursday, March 29, in the Octagon from 7.30pm.

Lenten lunch:
All the churches in Upper Wharfedale extend an invitation to Church House for a Lenten lunch on Wednesday. Donations will be given to Christian Aid.

Friendship Club:
Back to the Future is the title of a presentation to the Friendship Club by Pat and Annette on Thursday, in Church House at 2.15pm. Next Thursday, March 29, Terry and Beryl Bamforth will lead a musical quiz.

Walk of witness:
Churches Together will meet in The Square on Good Friday, April 6, at 11.45am for a Walk of Witness. It will return to The Square at noon where there will be a short service.

Museum closed:
Upper Wharfedale Folk Museum in The Square will be closed until June while improvement work is carried out.

Upper Wharfedale

Women's Institute:
Elaine Macha gave a talk on HIV/Aids in Tanzania to members of Threshfield and Linton WI. The talk outfined the social problems relating to the virus and the steps being taken to educate people and to provide medication. A draw took place to provide four £25 bursaries for members to use at Federation events and courses during the year. Members were reminded about the coffee morning in Church House on Saturday and that cakes and tombola/raffle prizes are needed. The next meeting will be at the Threshfield Institute on Wednesday, April 11, when the talk will be "Haworth at the time of the Brontes" by JW Stirk.

Coffee success:
A coffee morning in Cracoe raised £700 for Marie Curie nurses.

Sports committee:
Cracoe Sports Committee will hold a coffee morning in the village hall on Saturday, from 10am to noon. There will be children's activities and lots of stalls. Proceeds will help to fund the annual sports day and children's Christmas party. Donations of cakes would be welcome. For more information, contact Julie Robson on 730096.

History group:
The Local History Group meet at Cracoe Village Hall and enjoyed a talk by historian and former librarian Ian Dewhirst. His subject was Victorian and Edwardian Leisure.

Easter lilies:
Hubberholme Church will be decked out with white lilies for Easter. Anyone who would like to sponsor a lily by way of remembrance, thanksgiving or dedication can send a donation (minimum £3 per lily) and inscription to Mrs Gwen Berry, Romany Cottage, Buckden, Skipton BD23 3JA or telephone (01756) 760365.

Variety show:
The Kettlewell Variety Show will take place next Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31, in the village hall from 7.30pm. If anyone has any last-minute desire to take part or requires other information, Geoff Queen can be contacted on 760314. Entry is £4 for adults and £2 for children.

Whist drive:
A whist drive will be held in Buckden Village Institute on Wednesday and it will be the final event of the season, starting at 7pm. Entry costs £2. Further information is available from David Lusted on 760877.

17th March 2012

Grassington

Embroiderers' Guild:
Janet Taylor, speaker at the March meeting, arrived to a power cut, but fortunately supplies were restored in the nick of time and she gave an 'illuminating' talk on the Luttrell Psalter project. The next meeting, on Wednesday, April 4, and will be a Blackwork workshop with Elisabeth Almond at Wharfedale Rugby Club, from 10am to 4pm. The cost is £15 and booking is essential. Ring (01756) 752188.

Congregational Church:
The Women's World Day of Prayer service was well attended by members of all churches in and around Grassington. The sum of £155.32 was raised for Christian Unity.

Friendship Club:
Barton Grange, near Preston, is the destination for the club's spring outing Thursday. Pat and Annette will present Back to the Future at next Thursday's meeting in Church House at 2:15 pm.

Lent Lunch:
The Lenten Lunch on Wednesday will be in the Congregational Church.

Support group:
The Wharfedale Support Group for Manorlands Hospice will present "We Will Rock You", featuring Mid-Life Crisis and DJ Bower, at Grassington Town Hall on Saturday, March 24, from 8pm. There will be a bar and a raffle. Tickets cost £10, including supper, from Catherine Harker on (01756) 700202 or June Robinson on 753139.

Upper Wharfedale

Family History Group:
The next meeting of Wharfedale Family History Group will be in Threshfield Village Institute on Saturday at 2.30pm. This will see the return of speaker Gilian Waters, formerly of the Royal Armories, whose subject is The Tudor North. Visitors are welcome for a £1 entry fee.

Village hall show:
The next entertainment at Burnsall Village Hall takes place on Friday and stars singer/songwriter duo HowdenJones. Tickets costing £7 are available from Mandy Beckwith on 720254 or Brenda Williams on 720335. Children under 16 will be admitted free if accompanied by an adult. The bar will be open from 7.30pm and the performance starts at 8pm.

Concert:
Quintessential will perform at Appletreewick Village Hall on Saturday, March 31, from 7.30pm. This is the farewell concert after a year together. The programme includes renaissance choral music by Wilby and Morely, songs by Tchaikovsky and Elgar, a folk song tapestry and songs from Gershwin and Tom Lehrer. Tickets cost £7 and are available from (01756) 751920.

Buckden Singers:
The Buckden Singers celebrate their fifth anniversary this year and are holding a concert to mark the occasion on Friday and Saturday in Buckden Village Institute. Tickets, at £7 for adults and £1 for children to include refreshments, are available from Megan on (01756) 760399 or from ticketsgbuckden.org

Kettlewell Primary School:
School governors are keen to discover the whereabouts of ex-pupils and other scallywags from over the past 60 years. Contact the school with any information to help organisers prepare for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

10th March 2012

Grassington

Friendship Club:
Police work will be the focus of Thursday's Friendship Club meeting. Members will meet in Church House at 2.15pm. Next Thursday, March 15, will see the spring outing to Barton Grange near Preston.

Whist drive:
A whist drive will be held in the games room at the town hall from 7.30pm on Saturday.

Chamber AGM:
The Chamber of Trade will hold its annual general meeting in the Foresters Arms at 7.30pm on Monday.

Upper Wharfedale

Church volunteers:
St Michael's at Linton is looking for volunteers to help look after the church. Anyone who can help should contact Joan
Wilson on 752555.

Lent discussion:
Gill Jowett, of Barn Garth House, Litton, will host the Lent Discussion Group which will meet on Mondays at 2pm. The discussions will focus on the DVD, Yorkshire Puddings, a series of reflections by Adrian Plass.

Highland fling:
The Highland-themed evening at Kettlewell Village Hall raised £241 for St Mary's Church.

Jar of Grace:
Parishioners in Kettlewell and Conistone raised £100 for UNICEF through the Jar of Grace initiative. The money will help malnourished children across the world.

Falcon thanks:
Thanks have been extended to Robin and Elspeth Miller, who are leaving the Falcon at Arncliffe, for hosting their last dominoes evening. The results were: under-16s -1 Thomas Pringle, 2 Maisie Harrison, booby prize Holly Harrison; adults - 1 Samantha Harrison, 2 Rachel Lund, booby prize Maurice Hirst and Steven Hodgson; raffle -1 Debbie Robinson, 2 Hugh Follows, 3 Patsy Campbell.

Fundraising:
The Christmas card delivery service in Littondale made just over £98 for St Oswald's, Arncliffe. And the carol singing at the Queen's Arms, Litton, and the Falcon, Arncliffe, raised £100 for the Children's Society.

Charity service:
The beneficiary of this month's charity collection at St Michael's Church, Hubberholme, will be The Tear Fund.

Luncheon Club:
The club will meet in Kettlewell Village Hall next Thursday, March 15, at 12.30pm. To book a place, ring Ann Staniforth on 761171.

Indoor bowls:
Indoor bowls continue in Kettlewell Village Hall every Wednesday during March. Sessions start at 1.30pm.

Bridge club:
Kettlewell Bridge Club will meet in the social room of the village hall on Tuesday, March 20, at 7pm. For more information, contact Bob Sales on 751787.

Parish council:
Buckden Parish Council will meet in the institute on Monday at 8pm.

Whist drive:
The next whist drive at Buckden Village Institute will be on Wednesday at 7pm.

Mobile library:
The mobile library will call at Buckden on Wednesday, from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

4th March 2012

Grassington

Embroiderers' Guild:
At their meeting in February, members enjoyed a day of reminiscence and creativity working on "Imagery in Textiles" with Anne Burrow. The next meeting, at Wharfedale Rugby Club, Threshfield, on Wednesday, March 7, at 1.30pm, will be a talk by Janet Taylor on The Luttrell Psalter. Entry is £5.

Garden talk:
Michael Myers will address Grassington Horticultural Society in the Octagon Theatre, Thursday at 7.30pm. His talk is called The Weird and Wonderful. Visitors are welcome.

Gills Top:
Gills Top, the Anchor care home on Scar Street, will hold a coffee morning Friday. Homemade biscuits will be on sale and there will be a raffle. Proceeds will go the residents' amenities fund.

Lenten lunch:
The Lenten lunch at Church House on Wednesday will be hosted by members of St Margaret Clitherow Church, Threshfield. It will start at noon.

Friendship Club:
"Orchids in the wild" will be the subject of Margaret Hartley's address to the Friendship Club Thursday at 2.15pm. A member of the police force will be the speaker next Thursday, March 8. Members will hold their annual coffee morning in Church House on Saturday from 10am. Everyone is welcome.

Coffee morning:
A coffee morning in aid of Grass Woods made £739 for the nature reserve.

Upper Wharfedale

Women's Institute:
Threshfield and Linton WI held its annual general meeting, when an election was held to appoint new committee members. Julia Armstrong was elected president for a further year. The next meeting is at Threshfield Institute on Wednesday, March 14, when Elaine Macha will talk about Life in Tanzania. The competition will be for an African curio. Members are reminded about the Craven Brasserie dinner Thursday. If transport is required, contact the secretary.

Musical evening:
The Old Hall Inn at Threshfield will hold a music night on Saturday, featuring the Robinson Brothers. It starts at 7.30pm.

Hall AGM:
Kettlewell Village Hall will hold its annual general meeting in the social room on Monday at 7.30pm. Nominations are required for committee members as several of the present committee are retiring.

Volunteers needed:
Volunteers are still needed for the spring variety show, which will be staged in Kettlewell Village Hall on March 30 and 31. Contact Geoff Queen on 760314.

Murder mystery:
A murder mystery evening, A Fete Worse than Death, will be held at Amerdale Hall, Arncliffe, next Saturday, March 10, from 7.30m. For tickets, visit www.littondale.net

Singers celebrate:
Buckden Singers celebrate their fifth anniversary this year and concerts are being held in Buckden Village Institute on Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17. Tickets cost £7, including refreshments and are available from Megan Lightfoot on 760399.

25th February 2012

Grassington

Lenten lunch:
Wednesday's Lenten lunch will be held in Church House and will be hosted by the churches of Upper Wharfedale. All proceeds will go to Christian Aid.

Garden talk:
Michael Myers will address Grassington and District Horticultural Society in the Octagon Theatre next Thursday, March 1, at 7.30pm. His topic will be The Weird and Wonderful.

Friendship Club:
Betty Hargreaves will present "A Dog, a Stick and a Motorbike" to Grassington Friendship Club Thursday. The club will meet in Church House at 2.15pm. Next week, Margaret Hartley will talk about Orchids in the Wild.

Church friends:
The Friends of St Michael's Church have organised a talk by Rob Younger on metal detecting. It will take place in Church House next Friday, March 2, at 7.30pm and will be followed by a pie and peas supper. Tickets cost £10 from Bill Rhodes on 753194 or Pat Haslam on 751861. The Friends' annual general meeting will be in Church House on Tuesday, March 27.

Prayer service:
The Women's World Day of Prayer will be celebrated at the Congregational Church next Friday, March 2, at 2pm. This year's service has been written by women in Malaysia and the theme is Let Justice Prevail. Coffee morning: Saturday's coffee morning in Church House will be in support of Grassington Hub. It will run from 9.30am to noon.

Upper Wharfedale

Mothers' Union:
Velma Pegg, leader of Linton Mothers' Union, says 2011 was a good year for fundraising, with £950 being raised.

Lenten lunches:
Kettlewell Vicarage will be hosting Lenten lunches on Fridays at 12.30pm. The first will take place on March 2. There is no charge, but donations for charity will be invited.

18th February 2012

Grassington

Lent lunches:
Weekly Lenten lunch events start on Wednesday in Church House, hosted by members of St Michael's Church, Linton. Proceeds are for Christian Aid.

Farmers' market:
A farmers' market will be held on the Square on Sunday. It will start at 10am.

Friendship Club:
Members will enjoy a film show with Spellbound Thursday. Next week, February 23, Betty Hargreaves will present
"A Dog, a Stick and a Motorbike". The club meets in Church House at 2.15pm.

Coffee morning:
Supporters of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust will hold a coffee morning in Church House on Saturday, from 9.30am to noon.

Panto fun:
Grassington Pantoloons will present Peter Pan, written by Dr Andrew Jackson, in the town hall on Fridays February 17 and 24 at 7.30pm and on Saturdays February 18 and 25 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets cost £6 for adults and £4 for children from The Hub, on Garrs Lane, or on the door. Proceeds will be donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Help for Heroes:
Pat Haslam thanks all those who supported the Help for Heroes coffee morning in Church House, which raised £562. Children from Grassington Primary School presented a splendid display, which included the involvement of some of their relatives who were in the services.

Upper Wharfedale

Coffee morning:
A coffee morning to raise money for the Arncliffe Church bells will be held next Saturday, February 25, in Halton Gill Reading Room.

Whist drive:
A whist drive will be held on Wednesday, February 29, in Buckden Institute. Doors open 6.30pm, with the first hand at 7pm.

Indian evening:
There will be an Indian evening in Buckden Institute next Saturday, February 25, with Indian cuisine. Proceeds will be in support of the institute. For tickets, contact Debbie Roe via email at Debbie@beckcottage.com or ring (01756) 761024.

Family history:
The Upper Wharfedale branch of the Wharfedale Family History Group will meet at Threshfield Village Institute at 2.30pm on Saturday. The meeting will be in the form of a discussion group to share experience and pass on new sources of information. Visitors are welcome for an admission charge of £1.

11th February 2012

Grassington

Whist drive:
A whist drive will be held in the games room at the town hall on Saturday from 7.30pm. There will be a raffle.

Friendship Club:
Kate Rhodes will be guest speaker at Grassington Friendship Club in Church House today (Thursday) at 2.15pm. Her subject is Rhodesian Recollections. There will be a film show with Spellbound next Thursday, February 16.

Junior football:
Anyone aged between five and 17 interested in playing football is invited to join Grassington Juniors. Coaching is by qualified FA coaches and more information is available from Chris Gregson on 07841 699363.

Fairtrade:
Fairtrade Fortnight will be launched at the Congregational Church on Saturday, February 25. There will be an all-day event, incorporating morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon tea. Cards, gifts and groceries from Traidcraft and Tearcraft will be on sale. All proceeds will go to Christian Aid.

Upper Wharfedale

Whist drive:
The next whist drive in Buckden institute will be on Wednesday. Doors open at 6.30pm.

Library visits:
On Wednesday, the supermobile library will be in Buckden car park from 10.30am to 12.30pm and at Kettlewell's national park car park from 2pm to 4pm.

Blind money:
The carol singing around Buckden on Christmas Eve raised £170.87 for Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Coffee morning:
A successful coffee morning at Halton Gill Reading Room raised £340 for the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association. Since the coffee mornings began just over a year ago, a total of £1,463 had been raised for various charities.

Parish council:
Buckden Parish Council meets in the village institute on Monday at 8pm.

Women's Institute:
PC Richard Gape and his two dogs, Moss and Otto, were the guests at Kettlewell WI's first meeting of 2012. He demonstrated the work of police dogs. At the next meeting on Tuesday, the group is hosting an evening called "What do you want from your WI?". There will be a soup supper and the competition will be for a Valentine card.

Lunch club:
Kettlewell's luncheon club will be held in the village hall next Thursday, February 16, from 12.30pm. If you wish to attend, ring 761171 before Monday.

4th February 2012

Grassington

Friendship Club:
Edwin Page and Tony Ponsford will oversee an afternoon of entertainment at Grassington Friendship Club Thursday. Members will meet in Church House at 2.15pm. Next Thursday, February 9, Kate Rhodes will speak on Rhodesian Recollections.

Garden talk:
Trevor Nash will be guest speaker at Grassington and District Horticultural Society tonight (Thursday). His topic will be "Japanese Gardens". All meet-ings take place in the Octagon at the town hall at 7.30pm and new members and visitors are welcome.

Coffee morning:
Gills Top will hold its monthly coffee morning tomor-row (Friday) from 10.30am to noon. The funds raised support activities and general amenities for residents.

Upper Wharfedale

Talent show:
Littondale's Got Talent returns at 7.30pm on Saturday at Amerdale Hall, Arncliffe. Tickets, costing £5 and £1.50 for under-16s, will be available on the door, but advance tickets can be purchased at a slightly reduced rate by ringing Charlotte on (01756) 770317. All funds raised will go to Amerdale Hall.

Coffee morning:
Cracoe Friends will hold a coffee morning in the village hall on Saturday, from 10am to noon. It will include stalls and a raffle, and proceeds will be donated to Marie Curie nurses.

Book Club:
February's book club will be held at The Old Police House, Cracoe. The book for review is Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan. For more information, contact Debbie on 07989 353030.

Pub entertainment:
Singer and guitarist Paul Greenwood will play at the Old Hall Inn, Threshfield, tomorrow (Friday) from 7.30pm. He has a wide repertoire of modern music.

28th January 2012

Grassington

Friendship Club:
Hanneke Dye will be guest speaker at the Friendship Club meeting Thursday at 2.15pm. Her subject is the role of the Jewish Lady in Judaism". Next Thursday, February 2, there will be entertainment from Edwin Page and Tony Ponsford.

Garden talk:
Trevor Nash will talk about Japanese gardens at the next meeting of Grassington and District Horticultural Society. It will take place in the Octagon Theatre next Thursday, February 2. New members and visitors are welcome.

Gills Top:
Residents and staff at Gills Top, Scar Street, will hold a new lunch club every Monday from next week. It will meet from 12.30pm to 3.30pm and, for 0.95, people will be able to enjoy a home-cooked two-course meal and various activities. The manager will be happy to take visitors on a tour of the premises. For more information, contact Sharon Slingsby or Robyn Whitaker on (01756) 752699 to reserve a place.

Upper Wharfedale

Coffee morning:
The Old Hall Inn, Threshfield, is hosting a community coffee morning every Friday at 10am All proceeds will go to locally supported charities.

Concert CD:
Copies of the double CD of the Songs of the Dales concert, performed by the Waggoners in Hubberholme Church, are available at £8. These can be obtained from the church on Sundays, or by telephone on (01756) 753872. They will also be on sale at the shop in Buckden. Half of the proceeds will go to church funds.

Supper dance:
A dance and supper will be held in Cracoe Village Hall on Saturday, from 7.30pm to 11.30pm.

Institute AGM:
The annual general meeting of Threshfield Village Institute will be held in the institute on Monday at 7.30pm.

Women's Institute:
Edwin Page entertained members of Threshfield and Linton WI at their January meeting with a talk entitled Hebridean Horizons. He described a cruise around the Hebridean Islands, illustrated with musical interludes. Subscriptions are due at the February meeting along with a deposit for the Craven Brasserie meal. The meeting, on Wednesday, February 8, will be the annual general meeting when voting will take place for committee positions.

21st January 2012

Grassington

Chamber of Trade:
The next meeting will be at the Congregational Church, on Garrs Lane, on Wednesday at 6.30pm. Two items on the agenda are the Dickensian Christmas and the website.

Friendship Club:
John Cumberland will present a talk on Brazil at Thursday's meeting in Church House at 2.15pm. Hanneke Dye is the guest speaker next Thursday, January 26, and will talk on "The role of the Jewish Lady in Judaism".

Film night:
A movie night will be held at the Octagon Theatre next Saturday, January 28. The films will be Alvin and The Chipmunks - the Squeakuel at 5pm and Black Swan at 7.30pm. Admission, per film, is £4 for adults, £2 for children and £10 for families (maximum of four children). Tickets are available from the Hub, Garrs Lane, or on the door.

Helping Hands:
Geoff Peacock is the new co-ordinator of the chari-ty, Helping Hands. He can be contacted on 752064.

Mr Bunnys Emporium
With thanks to all who saved Mr B. He now has a photograph of his shop front. Ever so grateful guv'.

Upper Wharfedale

Women's Institute:
The January luncheon for Rylstone WI will be Thursday at The Devonshire Arms, Cracoe.

Church council:
Hubberholme Parochial Church Council has revealed it costs around E20,000 a year to keep St Michael and All Angels' Parish Church in working order. It is open to the public every day. The finances of the past year were presented by the treasurer, Jayne Sayer, at a recent PCC meeting. The funds were in the red and this has to be solved.

Village Hall:
Hilda and Tommy Wellock will be stepping down as bookings secretary and caretaker/ cleaner respectively of Cracoe Village Hall. Both have served the charity in these capacities for more than 10 years, during which time the hall has gone from strength to strength. Stephen Turner, secretary and treasurer to the trustees, said they planned to stand down with effect from January 2013 so that during 2012 they could work alongside their successors. Anyone willing to be considered for these posts should contact Andrew Armstrong on 730319 or Maureen Chaduc on 730695.

Book Club:
There is no Book Club in January. February's Book Club will be held at the Old Police House, Cracoe. The book is Mutant Message Down Under, by Mario Morgan. For more information, contact Debbie on 07989 353030 or e-mail dsgeldart@aol.com. The book in March will be My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult.

Conservation day:
A conservation day will be held at the Scargill House estate, near Kettlewell, on Saturday from 10am to 4pm.

Burns' Night:
The Old Hall Inn, Threshfield is holding a Burns' Night supper on Wednesday at 7pm.

14th January 2012

Grassington

Friendship Club:
Brian Donnellan will speak on Cambodia at Thursday's meeting of the club. It will take place at 2.15pm in Church Triouse. John Climberland will be guest speaker at the club's meeting on Thursday, January 19, and his topic will be Brazil.

Mr Bunnys Emporium
Help the poor Mr B. by gifting a photograph of his shop front. Ever so grateful guv'.

Upper Wharfedale

Pictures sought:
The Friends of Arncliffe School urgently require photographs and memories of time spent at Arncliffe School for a book being produced to commemorate the life and times of the school, which closed in July. Particularly required are photographs from 1970 onwards.

Talent show:
The Littondale's Got Talent Show returns to Amerdale Hall on Saturday, February 4, from 7.30pm. Two empty slots need filling and people interested, or wanting tickets, should contact Charlotte on 770317 or e-mail info@littondale.net for an entry form or further information. All funds raised will go towards the upkeep of Amerdale Hall.

Whist drive:
The next whist drive in Buckden will be held in the vil-lage institute on Wednesday at 7pm.

Burns' night:
Next Saturday, January 21, there will be a Burns' Night Supper in Buckden Village Institute. For more information, contact Robin or Stella on 761320 or visit buckden.org

Card thanks:
Lynn Thornborrow thanks everyone who bought Home Farm Trust Christmas cards at West Winds Tearooms in Buckden, or made a donation at the coffee morning last autumn A total of £475 was raised for the charity, which provides care for people with learning disabilities and supports their carers and families.

Women's Institute:
Members of Kettlewell WI held their Christmas meal at The Gamekeepers' Inn, Long Ashes, Threshfield. The evening was rounded off with a lucky dip, which raised £44 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

School friends:
The Friends of Cracoe School will hold their annual general meeting at the Devonshire Arms, Cracoe, at 7pm on Wednesday.

Greetings money:
The Christmas greetings page in Rylstone Parish Magazine raised £80 for Macmillan Cancer Relief.

Parish council:
Kettlewell with Starbotton Parish Council has con-firmed that speed monitoring equipment will be placed near the playground on Conistone Road and along the road leading to the primary school. Information gathered will enable the parish council to discuss the issue of speeding motorists with the police and high-ways. PCSO Gary Battison is monitoring parking in the village and will place a warning notice on any offending vehicles. If these warnings are ignored, there will be no alternative but to issue parking tickets.

Luncheon club:
The January luncheon club in Kettlewell Villag Hall will be held next Thursday, January 19, at 12.30pm. Telephone Anne Staniforth on 761171 for information.

Indoor bowls:
Indoor bowls contin-ues in Kettlewell Village Hall on Wednesdays from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. The cost is £2 per session, to include tea and biscuits.

Showtime:
Thespians, troubadours and dancers are all in demand in Kettlewell for their "Showtime" production in March. Performers are required and anyone interested should contact producer Geoff Queen on 760314. The event raises money for the village hall.

Poppy money:
A total of £680.97 was collected in the Kettlewell area for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2011. This includes the house to house collection and donations from pubs, the school and church, plus the memorial service collection.

Bridge Club:
Kettlewell Bridge Club will meet in the social room of the village hall at 7pm on Tuesdays January 17 and 31. New members and visitors are welcome. Thaching sessions for beginners or refreshers can be arranged. Contact Bob Sayles on (01756) 751787 for more information.

Church thanks:
The churchwardens of Hubberholme Church extend their thanks to everyone who joined the working party to clear the overgrown grass in the churchyard. A good tidy-up was achieved Thanks also go to those on the cleaning rota. The church's Remembrance Day service raised £274 for the Royal British Legion for its work on behalf of its armed forces.

Coffee morning:
The December coffee morning in Kettlewell, arranged by Barbara Lambert for the Children's Society, raised £323. Collection boxes realised another £335.

Youth group:
The Upper Dales 7Up Group for those aged seven to 11 from Wharfedale and Littondale will meet in Kettlewell Village Hall on Tuesday, January 24, straight from school until 4.30pm. A walk-ing bus will be supervised by Tracy Briggs. For more information, contact Sarah on 770282 or Sue on 760887.

Unity service:
There will be a unity service in Grassington Town Hall on Sunday at llam to commemorate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It will be led by the Methodist minister, Janet Clasper, and the preacher will be the Roman Catholic priest Andrew Summerskill.

Church kneelers:
The kneelers at Kettlewell Church are in need of attention. Liz Ward has offered to host a coffee morning at her home tomorrow (Friday) from 10am. Anyone willing to repair and renovate kneelers is invited to attend. Instructions and materials will be provided. For more information, contact Judy Burgin on 751844.

7th January 2012

Grassington

Friendship Club:
Leo Duckett will be guest speaker at Thursday's meeting. Beginning at 2.15pm at Church House, the social afternoon will be followed by tea. Next Thursday, January 12, Brian Donnellen will talk about Cambodia.

Horticultural AGM:
Grassington and District Horticultural Society will hold its annual general meet-ing in the Octagon Theatre on Thursday at 7.30pm. It will be followed by a pie and pea supper.

Chamber meeting:
Grassington Chamber of Trade meets in Church House on Monday at 7.30pm.

Mr Bunnys Emporium
Help the poor Mr B. by gifting a photograph of his shop front. Ever so grateful guv'.

Upper Wharfedale

Women's Institute:
Members of Threshfield and Linton WI enjoyed their Christmas dinner at the Fountaine Inn Linton. They were asked to bring a wrapped Christmas present, to be distributed among children at a women's refuge. The competition for a homemade Christmas cracker was won by Sheila Carr; and Gail Evans was named member of the year. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, when Edwin Page will talk on Hebridean Horizons at Threshfield Institute. New members and visitors are welcome.

With Special Thanks to Sheila Denby
and The Craven Herald & Pioneer

With Special Thanks to Sheila Denby

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